Neptune

In 1821, 350 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 12, Case ID LA-E-3472 occurred via the Tribunal Maritime, Cayenne

Case Details
RegID LA-E-3472
Case Name Neptune
Year 1821
Government Department Ministère de la Marine et des Colonies, Republique Française
Court Tribunal Maritime, Cayenne
Trial Outcome Condemned
Enslaved Total 425
Liberated Africans Total 350
Registered Total 0
Notes Le navire est vu à deux reprises par les Anglais : son escale à Calabar serait donc de plus de trois mois. Le navire est jugé à Cayenne en mars 1822 et condamné.
Sources Serge Daget, Répertoire des Expéditions Négrières Françaises à la Traite Illégale (1814-1850) (Nantes: Centre de Recherche sur l'Histoire du Monde Atlantique et Comité Nantais d'Études en Sciences Humaines, 1988), 199; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: V34255.
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Event Details
X Capture
Y Capture
Ship Status Unknown
Date of departure from a place or port in Africa generally following the purchase of enslaved people. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known.
Region of departure from Africa. Required entry. For more information about the geographical hierarchy used in this digital resource, please refer to AfricanRegions.org. Eastern Bight
Place or port of departure from Africa, if known. A controlled vocabulary for place names are associated with geographic coordinates using Google Maps Global Mercator EPSG:900913. See https://epsg.io/transform#s_srs=4326&t_srs=900913&x=NaN&y=NaN Calabar
Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known.
Location
Navy Britain
Ship Snapper
Captain
Supporting Ships
Sentence Date
Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. 1821-01-01
Region of arrival around the world. Required field. For more information about the geographical hierarchy used in this digital resource, please refer to AfricanRegions.org. Other regions outside of Africa include, Western Europe, East Coast of North America, etc. North Coast South America
Place or port of arrival around the world. Required field. A controlled vocabulary for place names are associated with geographic coordinates using Google Maps Global Mercator EPSG:900913. See https://epsg.io/transform#s_srs=4326&t_srs=900913&x=NaN&y=NaN Guyane
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